Generally I agree, per common sense. But sometimes you just have to jump at something. The paint and interior on this car are fairly spectacular, engine sounds great, beefy maintenance records, etc.


I've been treating every other tank with diesel purge... Made a huge improvement! I thought to get the injectors pressure tested and maybe upgrade the nozzles... But this mechanic frowned at the idea.

Motor mounts were replaced by the previous owner (plus tons of other stuff) 4 years ago, 5k miles ago. "Cooler lines" were replaced too... Oil cooler lines? If so, they must've used ****-tier quality parts.

Oil cooler lines looks like a PITA. I'm a computer guy (tech writer / game developer) with experience in custom water cooling setups so I just want to mod the entire assembly for future maintenance. Saw someone installed custom fittings and tubes - something like that. Computer stuff looks to be a joke in comparison though.

Driveshaft center bearing support has been replaced by the previous owner 4 years ago. Eh... I'll just list the stuff recently replaced at the end of this post.

Definitely not. I've worked on old BMWs (e30 318i, e28 m5), a somewhat local friend knows these cars we'll, and my dad is local and loves working on cars, etc. I myself though am the weakest link.

Here's the short list of stuff that's been done 4 years ago, and 5k miles ago:

Front main seal / pan gasket.
Motor mounts
Trans mounts
Driveshaft central bearing support
Trans filter kit
Cooler hoses
Radiator upper and lower hoses
Axle boots rear
Lower ballpoints
Brake sensors
Front shocks
Water pump
Ac recharge
All belts replaced
Front engine seal
Injector lines
Intake and exhaust valve ajustments
Front wheel bearings
Machine rotors
New radiator

Some things replaced in the last two years:

Motor mounts (again?)
Center support (?)
Center support bearing (again?)
Battery
Ac blower motor
Starter motor